Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Assembly Rooms
- De Grey Rooms
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Viking Coins
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- St William's Shrine
- Jubbergate
- New Earswick
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- George Leeman
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- York Central Library
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Rowntree Park